[n] cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
[n] (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
[n] (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
[n] the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum